Our process servers will professionally serve your legal documents, court proceedings and dissolution of marriage applications.
We have almost four decades of experience serving New Zealand legal documents, court proceedings and dissolution of marriage (divorce) applications. Our process servers are highly skilled with an excellent working knowledge of the legal process including the New Zealand courts rules of service.
No follow up calls or emails! Our secure online portal sends instant notifications of all service activities directly to you. You can view the status of your assignment online at any time by accessing our portal. The Neill Group (TNG) are members and gold level supporters of the Institute of Mercantile Agents (Australia).
Why us?
Dion Neill served his first legal document in 1987! The Neill Group (TNG) operates New Zealand’s largest team of regional based process servers from Kaitaia to Bluff.
The Neill Group (TNG) also provides nationwide skip tracing services. Our tracing specialists have an excellent track record of successfully locating evasive and absconded defendants.
We will provide you with free access to our secure online portal so you can upload your legal documents and monitor the progress of your assignment in real time directly from the field.
The Neill Group (TNG) are more than just process servers, we also provide a specialised courier service for time sensitive and confidential documents across New Zealand.
We professionally serve...
- District Court documents
- Family Court documents
- High Court documents
- Court summonses
- Bankruptcy notices
- Demand notices
- Trespass notices
- Insolvency documents
- Orders for examination
- Criminal proceedings
- Eviction notices
- Demand notices
- Pre-possession notices
- International process
- Dissolution of marriage (divorce) applications
Dissolution of Marriage (Divorce) Applications.
The Neill Group (TNG) will professionally serve your dissolution of marriage application in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and throughout every area and region of New Zealand. In simple terms, dissolving a marriage or civil union is the legal term for divorce. The Family Court in New Zealand can end your marriage or civil union by making an order for dissolving your marriage.
The Family Court has the authority to legally end your marriage or civil union once you and you partner have lived apart for a minimum of two years. If you have children together the Family Court must be satisfied that arrangements have been made for their care and welfare.
There are two types of marriage dissolution (divorce) applications in New Zealand:
1. If both you and your partner want a divorce – If you have grounds to do so, both you and your partner, you need to ask the Family Court for a marriage of dissolution order.
Click this link for information on applying for a divorce (when you both agree).
2. If only one of you wants a divorce: As the applicant, you will need to ask the Family Court to make a decision. This is known an applying for an order. If you are applying for an order, you (or your legal representative) become responsible for ensuring that your application is correctly served on the recipient.
Click this link for information on applying for a divorce (on your own)
Latest Technology
You will receive instant notification via email that your documents were served or not served. All service activities are captured in real-time using GPS technology. This information is readily available as evidence of service if required.
Document Serving Experts
Our team includes former bailiffs and police officers with significant experience serving legal documents. Our process servers are highly-skilled with an excellent working knowledge of the legal process including the New Zealand courts rules of service.
Saving You Time & Money
No more follow up calls or emails! Our secure online portal sends instant notifications of all service activities directly to you. You can view the status of your assignment online at anytime by accessing our portal.
Our Nationwide Fees
- Standard Document Service $180.00
- Urgent Document Service $290.00
- Service of Dissolution of Marriage (Divorce) Applications $390.00
What is Process Serving?
Process serving is the service of legal documents on a defendant. Defendants who are the subject of legal action must be personally notified, this notification is known as the service of process. Court proceedings are required to be served personally on a defendant by a process server within the time frame stipulated by the courts. If the documents can’t be served and the defendant is avoiding service, the courts may issue an order for substituted service.
What is a Process Server?
A process server is an individual hired by a client to personally deliver, or “serve” legal documents to an individual named in court proceedings. This service of legal documents is known as the “service of process”. It is a legal procedure required to give notice to all parties facing legal action. Our process servers will serve your court proceedings in accordance with the courts rules of service in order for the service to be valid.
Highly-Skilled Process Servers
We have the largest team of nationwide process servers in New Zealand. Our documents serving team from Kaitaia to Bluff includes former bailiffs, police officers and qualified detectives with significant frontline experience serving legal documents. Our process servers are highly-skilled and have an excellent working knowledge of the legal process including the New Zealand family court rules of service.